What problems will Xiong 'an improve when it becomes the experimental area of marriage custom reform?

In late May of 20021year, Hebei decided to take Xiong 'an District as the province's marriage custom reform area. The reform area will vigorously promote the inheritance of marriage customs, develop Chinese excellent marriage and family culture, advocate the whole society to form a correct concept of marriage, and curb the unhealthy atmosphere of high-priced bride price, human comparison, extravagance and waste, vulgar marriage customs and so on through three years of experiments. Marriage is indeed a burden for some young people, and the human relationship under this traditional custom seems to be a transaction that has to be done, not a blessing. In some areas, it is vulgar for a couple to hold a wedding when they get married, even accompanied by some illegal acts.

Why is there a sky-high bride price?

In modern society, not every family has the ability to buy a house for their daughter, and not every family is willing to plan for their daughter's future. Therefore, most women with average personal financial ability will live with their husbands after marriage, and even their hukou will be moved to their husbands' parents' homes. Poor women are generally looking for suitable men, unable to afford to buy a house, and can only live in their parents' house, which means that women give up their inheritance rights in their parents' house. The bride price and dowry passed down from traditional culture are to protect the living expenses of women during childbirth and children. It is precisely because the man's economic situation is not very good, so it is necessary to raise the marriage and childbirth preparation fund in advance to ensure the woman's expenses during pregnancy.

How do netizens view the reform policy of marriage customs?

Many young people say that their salary is not high, but they have to attend several weddings every holiday, and a lot of money they bring with them may not be recovered later. Really wronged, the amount of money is growing, which is already a burden. Some netizens also said that women generally have to leave their families when they get married, and they have to pay more for giving birth and taking care of their families. The bride price is to let the man show his determination to get married, and the woman's parents will give the same dowry.

The normal operation of marriage needs a certain economic foundation. Freedom of marriage in modern society is definitely not buying or selling. However, every woman's rights in marriage and equal inheritance rights in family of origin should also be guaranteed.